Mackenzie Park visits top one million as year ends
Mackenzie State Park near Lubbock welcomes 1,010,618 visitors in the year ending Aug 31, down from 1,014,892 the prior year. Rainy weekends reduced attendance. improvements include bermuda grass expansion, trees, and plans for more water, parking, and a larger swimming pool.
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Mackenzie State Park
Lubbock
Mackenzie
City Parks Board
State Parks Board
Parks Board
K. N. Clapp
Texas
107 Year Old Civil War Vet Smokes Cigars After Pneumonia
James A. Hard, a 107-year-old Civil War veteran and the oldest Grand Army of the Republic member, sat up today in Rochester General Hospital and smoked a cigar two days after admission for pneumonia. He joked with nurses and still plans to attend the GAR encampment in Indianapolis next year.
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Rochester
N. Y
James A. Hard
General Hospital
Grand Army of the Republic
GAR
Indianapolis
Trieste Receives Marshall Plan Aid Approval
The State department announced that the American and British occupied zone in Trieste is eligible for Marshall Plan aid after European governments vote. The recovery program will rehabilitate economic life with ongoing consultation between the zone and the Italian government to align with economic agreements under the free territory.
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Washington
State Department
Free Territory of
Trieste
U.S
U. S
Italy
Former Officer Accused Of Forging Army Expense Vouchers
Warren L. Arnett a 32 year old veteran living in Valley Cottage New York is charged with forging thirty Army expense vouchers totaling 17630 and cashing them He was held on 5000 bail awaiting extradition from New York where he is wanted for forgery of a government check Secret service said he posed as an Army officer under travel orders after his discharge and used aliases saying he did it because nothing paid so well.
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Washington
INS
Army
Secret Service
Warren L. Arnett
Philippines
Valley Cottage
N. Y
U. S
New York
Arnett
Five Tech Staff Members To Attend Language Conference
Five staff members from Texas Technological College will attend the South Central Modern Languages Association meeting in Norman Oklahoma October 29 30 with four of them in the program Dr C B Qualia head of the foreign languages department is association president and will preside over sessions Dr W B Gates will chair a discussion on a paper by Dr Laurence Perrine of SMU Contempor ary References in Robinsons Poems Dr T Earle Hamilton will present A brief Description of a Love Autograph Theodore W Alexander will discuss A Scientist Views Scientific German Mrs Beatrice W Alexander will also attend the meeting
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Texas Technological College
Norman
Okla
C. B. Qualia
Texas Tech
W. B. Gates
Laurence Perrine
Southern Methodist University
Robinson
T. Earle Hamilton
Theodore W. Alexander
Beatrice W. Alexander
Witch of Buchenwald to face German trial
Bavarian justice minister said Ilse Koch known as the witch of Buchenwald will be tried in a German court. The wife of the Buchenwald camp commander will be released from jail next year after Gen. Lucius D. Clay commuted her life sentence.
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Munich
Germany
Ilse Koch
Buchenwald
Lucius D. Clay
Arkansan Named To Vice Presidency Of Lubbock National
Berry Vaughan of Fayetteville Arkansas, formerly vice president at McIlroy Bank, named vice president of Lubbock National Bank. He fills the vacancy created by Leland Payne’s resignation to enter the lumber business. Vaughan, with 28 years in banking, will assume duties Monday and will handle commercial loans.
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Berry Vaughan
McIlroy Bank
Fayetteville
Ark
Lubbock National Bank
C. E. Maedgen
Vaughan
Leland Payne
Arkansas National Bank
First National Bank of
Chamber of Commerce
Lions Club
The
Baptist Church
Six Japanese generals plead innocent in prison ship mistreatment case
Six Japanese generals told a U S Army military tribunal they were not responsible for mistreatment of Allied prisoners aboard ships during transfers to Japan. The charges involve between 10 000 and 30 000 prisoners jammed onto ships.
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Yokohama
Japan
Hub Furniture and Appliance Company Bargain Push
Bargains in electrical appliances promoted by Hub Furniture and Appliance Company highlight discounted items and sales events. Local shoppers are invited to compare prices and visit the showroom to view featured ranges and popular brands.
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HUB Furniture & Appliance Company
Way
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